REFERENCE TITLE: appropriations; public safety equipment

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1581

Introduced by

Senator Payne

AN ACT

appropriating monies from the peace officer training equipment fund for distribution to law enforcement entities.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Appropriations; peace officer training equipment fund; simulators; pepper ball equipment; exemption; intent

A. The following amounts are appropriated from the peace officer training equipment fund established by section 41-1731, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2026-2027 to be distributed to the following recipients for the following purposes:

1. $328,000 to the Flagstaff police department for a public safety training simulator.

2. $660,000 to the Glendale police department for two public safety training simulators.

3. $328,000 to the Yavapai county sheriff's office for a public safety training simulator.

B. The following amounts are appropriated from the peace officer training equipment fund established by section 41-1731, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2026-2027 to be distributed to the following recipients for pepper ball equipment:

1. $53,645 to the Navajo county sheriff's office.

2. $20,850 to the Page police department.

3. $24,624 to the Benson police department.

4. $121,434 to the Yuma police department.

5. $103,487 to the Queen Creek police department.

6. $30,337 to the Maricopa police department.

7. $200,000 to the Tucson police department.

8. $68,035 to the Apache county sheriff's office.

9. $7,495 to the Show Low police department.

10. $18,920 to the Pinetop-Lakeside police department.

11. $25,412 to the Tempe police department.

12. $34,323 to the Douglas police department.

13. $22,474 to the Nogales police department.

14. $12,735 to the Coconino county sheriff's office.

15. $33,311 to the Clarkdale police department.

16. $87,651 to the Bullhead City police department.

17. $39,049 to the La Paz county sheriff's office.

18. $97,319 to the Flagstaff police department.

19. $32,867 to the St. Johns police department.

20. $52,879 to the Surprise police department.

21. $39,574 to the Tonto Apache police department.

22. $54,600 to the Arizona state university police department.

23. $36,224 to the Yuma county sheriff's office.

24. $74,828 to the Goodyear police department.

25. $18,758 to the San Luis police department.

26. $63,080 to the Pinal county sheriff's office.

27. $13,807 to the Graham county sheriff's office.

28. $16,562 to the Kingman police department.

29. $19,118 to the Huachuca City police department.

C. The appropriations made in subsections A and B of this section are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.

D. The legislature intends that the training simulators allocated pursuant to subsection A of this section be used to teach de-escalation tactics, including dealing with persons who are deaf and the hard of hearing, persons with autism and persons with mental illness.